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Bring back the kingHelen Pilcher

Bring back the king

2016304 pages
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If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond. De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming reality. Around the globe, scientists are trying to de-extinct all manner of animals, including the woolly mammoth, the passenger pigeon and a bizarre species of flatulent frog. But de-extinction is more than just bringing back the dead. It's a science that can be used to save species, shape…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 2017
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 304 pages · 9781472912275
  • Other · English · 2016
    Bloomsbury Sigma, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 304 pages · 9781472912251
  • Other · English · 2016
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781472912282
GeneticsScienceRare animalsExtinct animalsExtinction (Biology)CloningPopular worksFossil DNA